| 单词 | wink |
| 释义 | wink wink1 —winkingly, adv. /wingk/, v.i. 1. to close and open one or both eyes quickly. 2. to close and open one eye quickly as a hint or signal or with some sly meaning (often fol. by at): She winked at him across the room. 3. (of the eyes) to close and open thus; blink. 4. to shine with little flashes of light; twinkle: The city lights winked in the distance. v.t. 5. to close and open (one or both eyes) quickly; execute or give (a wink). 6. to drive or force by winking (usually fol. by back or away): She attempted to wink back the tears. 7. to signal or convey by a wink. 8. wink at, to ignore deliberately, as to avoid the necessity of taking action: to wink at minor offenses. n. 9. an act of winking. 10. a winking movement, esp. of one eye in giving a hint or signal. 11. a hint or signal given by winking. 12. the time required for winking once; an instant or twinkling: I'll be there in a wink. 13. a little flash of light; twinkle. 14. the least bit: I didn't sleep a wink last night. [bef. 900; (v.) ME winken, OE wincian; c. G winken to wave, signal; (n.) ME: nap, deriv. of the v.] Syn. 1. WINK, BLINK refer to rapid motions of the eyelid. TO WINK is to close and open either one or both eyelids with a rapid motion. TO BLINK suggests a sleepy, dazed, or dazzled condition in which it is difficult to focus the eyes or see clearly: Bright sun makes one blink. 4. sparkle. wink2 /wingk/, n. Games. a disk or similar small object used in tiddlywinks. [1890-95; extracted from TIDDLYWINKS] |
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